The Economic Importance of Copyright مقالة

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Value Added and Employment Resulting from Copyright-Related Activities Analysis of the status of copyright-related activities in the economy of West Germany (for the year 1986) shows that these activities hold an important economic position (see Table 1). Table 1: Indicators of the economic importance of copyright-related activities and their share in the West German economy (year 1986) (Refer to the page image) 1- Production value minus value-added tax 2- Goods and services sold in the market minus value-added tax and excluding government services 3- Gross value added 4- Self-employed and wage earners 5- For example, radio and television Source: IFA Institute for Economic Research, Munich. The figure for the United States in 1982 is due to a difference in the study method and therefore, compared to the figures for other countries Table 3-Comparison of the share of copyright-related activities in the value added of several countries' economies (in percent) (Refer to the page image) 1-Without including commercial services 2-Including discotheque 3-Including only audio tapes 4-Without including orchestra 5-Not published independently 6-Figures in parentheses include cable television. If we keep in mind that copyright protects literary, scientific, and artistic works, we can compare the economic sectors related to copyright in West Germany with the results of similar studies in other countries (see Table 3). 0 percent of the gross value added of copyright-related activities in West Germany, which is the same figure obtained in the Austrian study.